Good-for-you apples and oat-filled granola bars create a homey dessert. The microwave makes it extra-easy.
Microwave Baked Apples with Granola
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 15 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 6
Ingredients
- 2 large crisp apples (such as Braeburn, Gala or Fuji)
- 2 tablespoons raisins or sweetened dried cranberries
- 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 4 teaspoons butter or margarine, softened
- 4 Nature Valley™ crunchy granola bars (2 pouches from 8.9-oz box) (any flavor), crushed
- Milk, cream or fruit-flavored yogurt, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Cut apples in half lengthwise. Using spoon, remove and discard cores, making at least a 1-inch indentation in each apple half. In microwavable pie plate, arrange apple halves, cut sides up. If needed, cut thin slice off bottoms to keep halves from tipping.
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Step2Fill each apple half evenly with raisins and brown sugar; dot with butter. Cover with microwavable plastic wrap, folding back one edge 1/4 inch to vent steam.
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Step3Microwave on High 5 to 6 minutes or until apples are tender. Top each with granola. Serve with milk.
Nutrition
230
Calories
7g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
39g
Total Carbohydrate
27g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 230
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 11%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 14%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 110mg
- 5%
- Potassium
- 220mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 39g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 15%
- Sugars
- 27g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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